{"id":13339,"date":"2026-02-24T19:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13339"},"modified":"2026-02-24T19:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:15:53","slug":"heavy-rains-flood-gaza-tents-as-israel-kills-two-more-palestinians-israel-palestine-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=13339","title":{"rendered":"Heavy rains flood Gaza tents as Israel kills two more Palestinians | Israel-Palestine conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Palestinians across Gaza are living with inadequate shelter as they brave the winter months with little protection.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">3 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"byline byline--single-avatar\">\n<div class=\"avatars-container\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2017-06-08T131939Z_1189275883_RC11B0FE7F20_RTRMADP_3_GULF-QATAR-JAZEERA-1714943623.jpg?resize=96%2C96&amp;quality=80 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 96px) 96px, 96px\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 24 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">24 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Palestinians across Gaza have woken up to heavy rains that flooded their makeshift tents as they brave the winter with little to no protection.<\/p>\n<p>The enclave was hit by a winter storm late Monday through Tuesday \u2013 the first since the start of the holy month of Ramadan \u2013 with Gaza\u2019s civil defence units reporting multiple distress calls overnight.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Rescue teams provided emergency assistance to several families whose tents were flooded in the al-Mawasi camp west of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Areas west of Gaza City, particularly the Remal neighbourhood and the port area, were also hit hard.<\/p>\n<p>Videos circulating on social media showed flooded tents in Remal, as residents struggled to find solutions to prevent further damage.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Israeli forces continued to kill Palestinians in Gaza in violation of a \u201cceasefire\u201d reached with Hamas in October.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4332474\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Attacks-on-Gaza-calendar-copy-1771864833.png?quality=80\" alt=\"Interactive - Attacks on Gaza calendar Feb 23, 2026-1771426871\" data-interactive=\"true\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As the enclave battled the aftermath of the rains, the Israeli military killed two people, including a boy, in northern Gaza\u2019s Beit Lahiya area. The details of those killings are awaited.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not only the fact that aid is not entering, but also [that] Israel continues violating the \u2018ceasefire\u2019, continues to kill Palestinians,\u201d said Al Jazeera\u2019s Hind Khoudary, reporting from Gaza City.<\/p>\n<p>More than 600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the United States-brokered \u201cceasefire\u201d came into effect, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israel launched its genocidal offensive in Gaza in October 2023, killing more than 72,000 Palestinians and wounding 171,000 others as it turned the enclave to rubble.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"catastrophic-conditions\">\u2018Catastrophic\u2019 conditions<\/h2>\n<p>Tens of thousands of Palestinian families are living in makeshift tents, unable to withstand heavy rains and exposed to waterborne illnesses and the risk of hypothermia.<\/p>\n<p>United Nations rights chief Volker Turk said the situation remains \u201ccatastrophic\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Since December, a series of winter storms have flooded or blown away tens of thousands of tents and caused already damaged buildings, previously hit by Israeli attacks, to collapse, killing and injuring dozens of Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Some have died from extreme cold in their flimsy tents as Israel continues to block the entry of aid shipments and shelter materials, including tents and mobile homes.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the harsh weather, Israel is maintaining its restrictions on the entry of critically needed humanitarian aid.<\/p>\n<p>Al Jazeera\u2019s Khoudary said thousands of Palestinians denied permission to travel abroad for urgent medical treatment were \u201chomeless, because they do not have any houses to return to, as the Israeli forces destroyed most of their houses\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinians across Gaza are living with inadequate shelter as they brave the winter months with little protection. 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